Hat-holder



(No Model.)

- G. 0. LYON.

- HAT HOLDER. No. 256,343. Patented Apr. 11, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES o. LYON, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,343, dated Aprilll,1882.

Application filed February 7, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. LYON, a citizen of the United States,resident of Altoona, in the county ofBlair and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Hat-Holders; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of perspective view of myimproved hat-holder. Fig. 2 is a' face view of the same.

This invention has relation to seat hooks or supports for hats,umbrellas, and the like; and it consists of a vertical body portion,designed to be secured to the back of the seat, and forward and outwardcurved concave branches, forming an umbrellaholder, andlaterally-divergin g horizontal ends, forming hat-supports, as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA designates an ordinary seatinach urch,lectureroom, or other public building, and B the back thereof.

O designates the double book, which consists of a vertical stem or bodyportion, a, de-

signed to be secured to the lower portion of the seat by means ofscrews. The arms or hooks b b branch from this central body por- (Nomodel.)

tions, (1, in opposite directions under the seat.

Way of the feet, and yet in convenient position for hanging a hat. Eachsupport will hold two hats, one on each diverging terminal portion d.The arms a, being also separated in their forward curved portions 0,form a convenient umbrella-support; and, if desirable, the support maybeused to hold books, the horizontal arms 01 of the hooks supporting themin level position.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

The seat hook or support herein described, consisting of the vertical.body portion a, designed to be secured to the back of the seat, theforward and outward curved concave branches 0, forming anumbrella-holder, and the laterally-diverginghorizontal ends d, forminghat-supports, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES CHRISTOPHER LYON.

Witnesses: D. ORR ALEXANDER W. H. ALEXANDER.

